Kinghood

The Fourpointe Chronicles, Book 1

By: Joshua Rutherford

Narrated by: David A. Nickerson

Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

In a medieval land four identical brothers, in the guise of one prince, battle a mysterious evil.

A riveting tale of fantasy and adventure, Kinghood follows the secret lives of quadruplets Symon, Dawkin, Ely, and Gerry. Since birth, they have taken turns serving as their island’s monarch-in-waiting, Prince Jameson. Through careful planning, they have managed to cultivate the image of a perfect royal, a rising star within their kingdom. Handsome. Strong. Intelligent. Charismatic. A natural-born leader.

But such an icon has come at a cost. The alliance between brothers is fragile and taut, with each different in personality and ambition, eager to make their own mark on the world.

In the midst of this darkness and intrigue, their father the king is assassinated. Chaos ensues. Allies talk of usurping the throne while murderers and plotters seem to stalk every corner. Forced to put aside their differences, the brothers unite to face their enemies and rise as one.

©2018 Joshua Rutherford (P)2019 Joshua Rutherford

A promising story with not-great narration

I really really wanted to love this book. The summary sounded like everything I'd love in a book, and the sample sounded pretty good as well. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get too far into the story. I didn't realize the narration had sound effects--which of themselves aren't a bad idea, and I've listened to books with sound effects done well, like a lot of the Star Wars stories. But the effects here weren't done very well. An internal thought echo effect here was off-putting enough that I had to turn the book off almost every time it came up. I've very very rarely come across a book I couldn't listen to in around 800 audiobooks read, and never before had an issue with a book after thinking the sample sounded okay.

I gave listening a good eight or nine tries, hoping it would get better, before I had to put this one down and sadly move on. I gave the story four stars because it sounded great from the description, and I really wish I could have read it.

If you're sensitive to sounds or don't like sound effects in a narration, you might read with caution until you've found if you can handle this one or not.

I was given a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have left my honest review.

Great Story and Characters

This is an amazing book!! I really liked how the author approached the royal bloodline. The story is really good and draws you in; I finished the 18 hour book in 2 days.

The narrator was not what I was expecting but I enjoyed listening to him. There are a lot of effects, sounds, and audio additions included in this story. I do not like sound effects in my audio books but I won't let the production of the book take away from my review.

"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review."

Good story

Rutherford writes an excellent adventure full intrigue and mystery.

Nickerson does a good job of narrating the story and the overall production on the audiobook is superb.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.  

enjoyable

enjoyable listen; the story alone is very narrative and then add the sound affects and the narrators animation makes an overall excellent audiobook and a must listen.

Entertaining read

Fun read that features royal siblings and the challenges that brings. The book includes detailed descriptions that allowed me to envision both the setting and the characters. I enjoyed the story and twists. The one thing that I would have changed were the audio effects which were unneeded and took away from the story. Otherwise I really enjoyed this novel and would recommend the series to other readers. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Exciting and Novel Approach to Epic Medieval Tale

I loved this epic medieval tale of quadruplet brothers. It follows their efforts to live up to their father's legacy and plans for the future...as one Prince. It was a fascinating premise. Josh's world building skills were unparalleled and I was completely immersed in this action-filled adventure. I HIGHLY recommend it to lovers of books along the lines of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

David Nickerson does THE BEST job as 'The Storyteller' for that's just what he does. Interspersed with the wonderful sound effects, all that was missing was for my eyes to "see", it was that spectacular.

This is a DON'T MISS IT Book. 5 Plus STARS!!

I was given this free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Masterful and entertaining!

Land at the getting in inheritance and thinks his life will be better after only knowing war from a child to adulthood. If only he knew that he would one day cry for home as the war he grew up with was fought against other men. The new war he will experience is not. Did I say this book was phenomenal it is it is awesome and the narration with the sound effects only makes it better. Try to listen on surroundsound or a Bluetooth speaker it is awesome. Just my opinion. What a great execution of a phenomenal sci-fi novel. I was first drawn in by the four brothers who rule as one Prince in the king who gave them all their own separate territories while ruling together. But that is just a minor minor part of this book. I’d like to say my favorite part was the ending, but they had so many great parts I really can’t say. I can’t say this book is awesome anyone who like sci-fi and good against evilWith a little magic woven in will love this book. There’s also a plot line where a guy thinks he is moving to the main

I may try the text version instead of audio

The story seems great - I love the premise, and the parts of the writing that I could focus on were great, but I just couldn't get past the audio style of this book. I love the narrators voice, but add in non-stop music and constant sound effects, and I was taken out of the story most of the time instead of it enveloping further. The effect of characters internal dialogue was especially distracting, unnecessary, and hard to understand. I gave the book a good 5 hours, as I can tell there is a good story there, but I just couldn't stay focused on it. I may seek out a text version instead of audio, and will probably try other audiobooks from the same author. I was given a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have left my honest review.

Great Listen!

Masterful story and narration that is reminiscent off a bard telling a tale in a tavern!

This book tells a story with a different twist to the genera. It is well done and a fun read.

A great way to spend a weekend.

Slow

I had a very hard time following this book in fact I didn’t finish it it was so slow. I’m sorry but it may interest some and it would interest me if it were a little more action.